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we have been able to prevent a nuclear option in the united states senate. a lot of people don't appreciate how important it was for us to get that done. chuck schumer and i and others and dick durbin were involved in a bipartisan effort to avert that. thanks to the cooperation of our two leaders we were able to do that. there is a desire for bipartisanship here in this body. i think we can show the country and the world that we are capable of tackling this issue, a looming and terrible issue that has to be resolved in a bipartisan basis. and i believe the majority of the american people support such an effort. and i want to thank my colleagues again. and the ever congenial senator schumer. >> now we'll have even more congenial senator durbin. >> i want to thank my colleagues, john mccain, thanks. we have been down this road before, but i feel very good about our chances this time. chuck, thank you for your leadership on this. i'm sure that marco and bob and lindsey and i understand you've been the force behind this. if he's the glue, you're the force. and i
we have been able to prevent a nuclear option in the united states senate. a lot of people don't appreciate how important it was for us to get that done. chuck schumer and i and others and dick durbin were involved in a bipartisan effort to avert that. thanks to the cooperation of our two leaders we were able to do that. there is a desire for bipartisanship here in this body. i think we can show the country and the world that we are capable of tackling this issue, a looming and terrible issue...
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they served together on the united states senate. he was at the jefferson jackson dinner in des moines, iowa. i'm sure his support and the support of others, including at least a letter i heard was leaked from democratic senators, will give her a great deal of support if she decides to run. >> leslie sanchez, does hillary clinton make you nervous? >> i'm excited to see hillary clinton jump in the race again. i think that's going to make for a very dynamic race. she's very much has all the toys in her toy box, like she did before. i think she's going to run like she did in 2008. she has all the resources, all the consultants, all the money, the candidates. she's the democratic titan, and many believe she's the inevitable nominee. it was interesting more so that the senator gave a snub to his own governor, andrew cuomo, who has been quietly talking about building a 2016 campaign. there's internal politics on the left, very much, and it's going to come down, again, to women voters. the female voter and gender gap is going to be all the
they served together on the united states senate. he was at the jefferson jackson dinner in des moines, iowa. i'm sure his support and the support of others, including at least a letter i heard was leaked from democratic senators, will give her a great deal of support if she decides to run. >> leslie sanchez, does hillary clinton make you nervous? >> i'm excited to see hillary clinton jump in the race again. i think that's going to make for a very dynamic race. she's very much has...
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believe is the figure of the folks who are in the united states without documentation have overstayed their visas and they say that within their legislation is a mechanism and a system through which that will no longer be the case, that when people are in this country, you will know who they are. now let's remember that one of these young men -- the yucker brother was a u.s. citizen, the other was a permanent resident. i don't know how far that kind of system would reach out. but nonetheless, they think that now is the precise time to have immigration reform, not a time to slow it down. >> candy crowley, thanks so much, host of state of the union. >>> boston and the nation are trying to recover but it will not be an easy task. coming up we'll talk with one of boston's long-time speared irit leaders about what the city needs to do to heal and how boston's spirit lives on. is our business. we've reduced taxes and lowered costs to save businesses more than two billion dollars to grow jobs, cut middle class income taxes to the lowest rate in sixty years, and we're creating tax free zones
believe is the figure of the folks who are in the united states without documentation have overstayed their visas and they say that within their legislation is a mechanism and a system through which that will no longer be the case, that when people are in this country, you will know who they are. now let's remember that one of these young men -- the yucker brother was a u.s. citizen, the other was a permanent resident. i don't know how far that kind of system would reach out. but nonetheless,...
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>> shameful that the united states senate can't pass gun safety legislation that would protect the most vulnerable citizens, our kids, our children, our babies. >> one thing that changed in the past year, support for gun control, which went up after the newtown, connecticut massacre, appears to have faded. back in january, people we questioned in a cnn, orc poll, supported stricter gun control laws by 55-44% margin. in the most recent poll, support had waned and the public was divided. two other national surveys show the same decline. ana? >> all right, conversation continues, thank you, paul steinhauser. as we remember all those that died in the newtown shooting last year, all 26 people, gabby giffords' organization, americans for responsible solutions, has released this video. take a look. asking for help, she teamed up with a woman that lost her six-year-old in newtown. they created a lesson plan to talk about how newtown and other national tragedies are impacting students. jake tapper spoke with nicole about her role in the project and see how she's coping one year later. >> this pa
>> shameful that the united states senate can't pass gun safety legislation that would protect the most vulnerable citizens, our kids, our children, our babies. >> one thing that changed in the past year, support for gun control, which went up after the newtown, connecticut massacre, appears to have faded. back in january, people we questioned in a cnn, orc poll, supported stricter gun control laws by 55-44% margin. in the most recent poll, support had waned and the public was...
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first, the issues facing the united states senate are too critically important and the decisions that need to be dealt with too vital not to have an elected representative making those decisions who was voted on and decided on by the people of this state. these decisions should be made by an elected official, who represents the will of the voters of new jersey. yes, new jersey statute does allow me to name an appointment to serve for the remainder of senator lautenberg's term, with a primary and general election taking place in 2014. but i firmly believe that the decisions that need to be made in washington are too great to be determined by an appointee for a period of 18 months. we must allow our citizens to have their say over who will represent them in the senate for the majority of the next year and a half. people of new jersey deserve to have that voice. secondly, we have to move swiftly to fill the seat and ensure there is both a primary and general election as soon as possible. as dictated by new jersey law, i have today issued a writ that will specifically designate the cause
first, the issues facing the united states senate are too critically important and the decisions that need to be dealt with too vital not to have an elected representative making those decisions who was voted on and decided on by the people of this state. these decisions should be made by an elected official, who represents the will of the voters of new jersey. yes, new jersey statute does allow me to name an appointment to serve for the remainder of senator lautenberg's term, with a primary...
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i would suspect at the end of the day there's votes against him in the united states senate but i think by abe large they realize that chuck hagel is exceptionally well qualified for the job and carry on the tradition of the pred ecessors quite well. >> he talked about budgets, i think he used the word bloated. let's play it. have a look. >> defense department i think in many ways has been bloated. so i think the pentagon needs to be paired down. >> i think the pentagon needs to be pared down. usually those are fightings words for someone of your ilk. >> well, the good part about this is chuck hagel may get exactly what he wants, the opportunity to go in and have the defense department defend the budget and then make the decisions. i think the more important thing is that as we look to this post-iraq, post-afghanistan period, are we going to have a strategy driven by resources or resources driven by the strategy? >> that's a good point. pardon me. i wanted to ask you about how your colleagues within the military feel about that, particularly as we continue to move in to a new model of w
i would suspect at the end of the day there's votes against him in the united states senate but i think by abe large they realize that chuck hagel is exceptionally well qualified for the job and carry on the tradition of the pred ecessors quite well. >> he talked about budgets, i think he used the word bloated. let's play it. have a look. >> defense department i think in many ways has been bloated. so i think the pentagon needs to be paired down. >> i think the pentagon needs...
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states senate. i have issues with it, but that aside, it is the obsession with saying, either do what i want you to do or i am going to act in a fiscally irresponsible way. >> what about delaying implementation for a year? the president has delayed some parts of the implementation for a year. what about that compromise? in i don't think that's a compromise. the affordable care act was given three, four years to be implemented. it's now about to be implemented october 1, where the market place will be open people will be able to choose health care and give affordable quality health care to at least 30 million more people than have availability to it now. we think that's very important. it's been a tough fight. very frankly, we need to see how it works, correct it where it doesn't, and make sure it works properly to do what we want it to do and that's provide affordable health care to our people. >> we've got to leave it however, congressman. in order to keep the government running and not see a shutd
states senate. i have issues with it, but that aside, it is the obsession with saying, either do what i want you to do or i am going to act in a fiscally irresponsible way. >> what about delaying implementation for a year? the president has delayed some parts of the implementation for a year. what about that compromise? in i don't think that's a compromise. the affordable care act was given three, four years to be implemented. it's now about to be implemented october 1, where the market...
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this was good enough for 62 united states senators of both parties to vote for this package. this was good enough for majority of the house of representatives. it overcame all the factual challenges, it just could not overcome the toxic interl politics of the house majority. finally, new jersey and new york are perennially among the most generous states in the nation to our fellow states. we vote for disaster relief for other states in need, we are donor states, spending -- sending much more to washington, d.c. than we ever get back in federal spending. despite this history of unbridled generosity, in our hour of desperate need, we have been left waiting for help, six times longer than the victims of katrina, with no end in sight. americans are tired of the palace intrigue and political partisanship of this congress, which places one upsmanship ahead of the lives of the citizens who sent these people to washington, d.c. in the first place. new jerseyians and new yorkers are tired of being treated like second class citizens. new york deserves better than the selfishness we saw
this was good enough for 62 united states senators of both parties to vote for this package. this was good enough for majority of the house of representatives. it overcame all the factual challenges, it just could not overcome the toxic interl politics of the house majority. finally, new jersey and new york are perennially among the most generous states in the nation to our fellow states. we vote for disaster relief for other states in need, we are donor states, spending -- sending much more to...
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states senate. >> weinie isn't good enough. we need like gerkins, this is prepostero preposterous. put the bill forward. if the republicans don't like it, if conservative democrats don't like it, that's fine. but this idea of self centering legislation because you don't think it's going to pass, that is not what people vote for. they vote for senators to push through policy, not to back up because think it's going to be inconvenient or they can't pass it. >> now on to the buzzer beater, 20 seconds on the clock. republican congresswoman michele bachmann was practically running away from cnn's dana bash refusing to answer questions about claims she made about the president at cpac, the conservative conference. she accused the president of wasting taxpayer money on lavish perks and excesses like chefs and a dog walker. those claims are either misleading, unsubstantiated or completely false. as you can see, michele bachmann wasn't exactly eager to answer questions about that. my question this morning, how does making false claims a
states senate. >> weinie isn't good enough. we need like gerkins, this is prepostero preposterous. put the bill forward. if the republicans don't like it, if conservative democrats don't like it, that's fine. but this idea of self centering legislation because you don't think it's going to pass, that is not what people vote for. they vote for senators to push through policy, not to back up because think it's going to be inconvenient or they can't pass it. >> now on to the buzzer...
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he said, i'm not an israeli senator. i'm a united states senator. of course, mr. hagel said that when he was serving in the senate. and another time he says, "the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here." not very diplomatic words, right? but are they anti-israel? >> no, i don't think so. carol, senator hagel has a long record of support for israel, support for israel's security. i think this is an outstanding choice by president obama because senator hagel is clearly, without any question, one of the most knowledgeable and sperexperienced leaders we on foreign defense policy. he's got a long record of support for the u.s. military, and he's a combat veteran in vietnam. so he's seen war. i think he's going to add weight to the cabinet, and he's going to work well with the president and be a real boost for our foreign and defense policy. >> what do you suppose he meant when he said the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here? what did he mean by that? >> i don't know what he meant specifically, but i know the remark was made some time ago, and i k
he said, i'm not an israeli senator. i'm a united states senator. of course, mr. hagel said that when he was serving in the senate. and another time he says, "the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here." not very diplomatic words, right? but are they anti-israel? >> no, i don't think so. carol, senator hagel has a long record of support for israel, support for israel's security. i think this is an outstanding choice by president obama because senator hagel is clearly,...
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. >> our message to the united states senate is real simple. the american people don't want the government shut down, and they don't want obamacare. the house has listen it the american people. now it's time for the united states senate to listen to them as well. >> reporter: but here is the problem. the senate is, of course, controlled by democrats, and democrats intend to strip from this bill those provision that would defund obamacare, and that mean that this bill ultimately o the house. nancy pelosi sat down with cnn's candy crowley yesterday. and here's what she had to say about this. >> they want to shut down government. the effect of putting the obama -- affordable care act on the bill is to shut down government. they know that. they know that has no prospect of prevailing. >> reporter: now, we expect the senate to take up debate on this bill sometime in the next week. they will vote on it by the end of the week or next weekend. and then the house should be in session next weekend. and they will have to go through this process all over a
. >> our message to the united states senate is real simple. the american people don't want the government shut down, and they don't want obamacare. the house has listen it the american people. now it's time for the united states senate to listen to them as well. >> reporter: but here is the problem. the senate is, of course, controlled by democrats, and democrats intend to strip from this bill those provision that would defund obamacare, and that mean that this bill ultimately o...
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. >> our message to the united states senate is real simple. the american people don't want the government shut down. and they don't want obamacare. the house has listened to the american people. now it's time for the united states senate to listen to them, as well. >> reporter: now, as you know, the senate is controlled by democrats, and they say there's no way that the senate would pass a bill that the house passed. they want to take this obamacare defunding out of the bill. well, house -- the house democratic leader, nancy pelosi, sat down yesterday with cnn's candy crowley. take a listen to what she said. >> they want to shut down government. the effect of putting the obama -- the affordable care act on the bill is to shut down government. they know that. they know it has no prospect of prevailing. >> reporter: now, you can watch that full interview tomorrow at 9:00 on "state of the union." fred, we're watching next week as this bill goes into the senate. the senate will take up this debate. we expect that next weekend, the house will debat
. >> our message to the united states senate is real simple. the american people don't want the government shut down. and they don't want obamacare. the house has listened to the american people. now it's time for the united states senate to listen to them, as well. >> reporter: now, as you know, the senate is controlled by democrats, and they say there's no way that the senate would pass a bill that the house passed. they want to take this obamacare defunding out of the bill. well,...
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last night the senate -- i guess it was early this morning, the united states senate voted in uncharacteristically very strong bipartisan way, 89 votes in favor of the compromise legislation. this is -- that was historic. that legislation was sent over to the house. up until now our speaker has said when the senate acts, we will have a vote in the house. that is what we said. that is what we expect. that is what the american people deserve. and so we look forward now as we go forward in this day to see what the timing will be for a straight up or down vote on what passed 89-8 last night in the united states senate. today we had the privilege of, as our chairman has said, of hearing from the vice president. he talked about what is in the legislation and what lies ahead, and difficult negotiations as we go forward. we had a frank, as you said, mr. chairman, frank discussion in that regard. right now our members, after very thoughtful deliberations and review, are continuing to review the legislation, weighing the pros and cons and weighing the equities of not going over the cliff, but we all are ver
last night the senate -- i guess it was early this morning, the united states senate voted in uncharacteristically very strong bipartisan way, 89 votes in favor of the compromise legislation. this is -- that was historic. that legislation was sent over to the house. up until now our speaker has said when the senate acts, we will have a vote in the house. that is what we said. that is what we expect. that is what the american people deserve. and so we look forward now as we go forward in this...
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as you all know, before i became secretary, i spent 28 years in the united states senate, and i witnessed some great debates and some of the best senators there produced some of the best debates i've seen. sometimes. and some of the senators, i learned, liked to debate about just about anything. as my pal john mccain was fond of saying, a fight not joined is a fight not enjoyed. but it was also in the senate where i personally heard former ambassador of the united nations turned senator from new york daniel patrick moynahan end more than a few debates with his own bottom-line reminder. you are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts. and those words are really worth using and focusing on as we head into next week's general assembly meeting in new york of the united nations. we really don't have time today to pretend that anyone can have their own set of facts, approaching the issue of chemical weapons in syria. this fight about syria's chemical weapons is not a game. it's real. it's important. it's important to the lives of people in syria. it's important
as you all know, before i became secretary, i spent 28 years in the united states senate, and i witnessed some great debates and some of the best senators there produced some of the best debates i've seen. sometimes. and some of the senators, i learned, liked to debate about just about anything. as my pal john mccain was fond of saying, a fight not joined is a fight not enjoyed. but it was also in the senate where i personally heard former ambassador of the united nations turned senator from...
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and the first women to be elected to the united states senate from their home states. really incredible numbers. >> do you celebrate republican women congress people, too? >> emily's list, we've been working for 27 years to advance democratic women through this, but we do realize that getting more women involved any way we can is what we need to be doing. we've done some research, polled independent women right after the election. we asked independent women. no democrats, no republicans, just independent women, you know, when hearing that there's a historic number of democratic women elected, did you think it would make a different? only 8% said no. so there's a call for women with the right priorities to move this country forecast. you really think that testosterone is the problem with getting things done in washington? >> well, there's lots of challenges in moving policy forward here, but we know -- and there's research after research. that when you have an equal number of women and men sitting at the table, whether it's a negotiating table in congress or a corporate
and the first women to be elected to the united states senate from their home states. really incredible numbers. >> do you celebrate republican women congress people, too? >> emily's list, we've been working for 27 years to advance democratic women through this, but we do realize that getting more women involved any way we can is what we need to be doing. we've done some research, polled independent women right after the election. we asked independent women. no democrats, no...
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a citizen of the united states and who shall not when elected be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen. >> okay. so -- >> i yield to the gentleman from arizona, mr. franks. >> as you can see, this is going to take a long time. 84 minutes to be exact. that's what it took in 2011. conservatives say this is a reminder of our founding principles. critics call it a stunt and a waste of 84 minutes. so, dana, why are they doing this this year? is there any special reason? i can maybe kind of guess what that might be. >> well, the house republicans, when they took over the majority, they sort of started this tradition which i guess if you do it twice it's officially a tradition, back in 2011, the answer is that they want to symbolize that they want to stick to as much of the constitutional principles as possible. because a lot of the members, many of whom you see actually right now you see a democrat in fact one of the democratic leefrd leaders, stanley hoyer, many are relatively new members from the republican side and they say they were elected to try to redirect legislati
a citizen of the united states and who shall not when elected be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen. >> okay. so -- >> i yield to the gentleman from arizona, mr. franks. >> as you can see, this is going to take a long time. 84 minutes to be exact. that's what it took in 2011. conservatives say this is a reminder of our founding principles. critics call it a stunt and a waste of 84 minutes. so, dana, why are they doing this this year? is there any special...
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. >> in the united states senate, we will not repeal or defund obama care. we will not. >> reporter: now, no surprise, the obama administration says the president would veto the legislation that is pending before the house today. that's putting aside the fact that it would probably never pass the senate. meanwhile, as for that event in kansas city later on this afternoon, it's really just a few hours from now, the president is supposed to talk about the economy, but again, no surprise here, white house officials are saying expect the president to go after the republicans about this threat of shutting down the government. carol? >> jim acosta reporting live from the white house. again, the house of representatives now in session and doing some housekeeping maneuvers right now. as soon as they get done with those, i guess they'll vote on that bill. we'll keep you posted, of course. >>> if the flooding of biblical proportion wasn't enough to deal with in colorado, the state is also facing a crisis of what's in the water. there are ten different oil spills in th
. >> in the united states senate, we will not repeal or defund obama care. we will not. >> reporter: now, no surprise, the obama administration says the president would veto the legislation that is pending before the house today. that's putting aside the fact that it would probably never pass the senate. meanwhile, as for that event in kansas city later on this afternoon, it's really just a few hours from now, the president is supposed to talk about the economy, but again, no...
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the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. >> so you'd in-couraencourage r >> i don't understand if. what are we afraid of? >> today a letter will be delivered to the senate majority leader harry reid about that filibuster. also president obama will talk about reducing gun violence tonight at 5:45 eastern time. he'll be speaking at the university of hartford. of course we'll bring you some of his comments live. >>> just ahead in the newsroom, to many margaret thatcher is more than the british prime minister. she's one of the famous characters played by oscar winner meryl streep. david gergen will join us next on america's fascination with margaret thatcher. >>> breaking news this morning. former prime minister margaret thatcher has died. the british prime minister was 87 years old. it's believed she died from a stroke. now, younger americans know about margaret thatcher, not from her role so much as the british prime minister, but how she was portrayed in the movie the iron lady. >> we will stand on principle or well no
the purpose of the united states senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand. >> so you'd in-couraencourage r >> i don't understand if. what are we afraid of? >> today a letter will be delivered to the senate majority leader harry reid about that filibuster. also president obama will talk about reducing gun violence tonight at 5:45 eastern time. he'll be speaking at the university of hartford. of course we'll bring you some of his comments live....
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you've got the president of the united states who will unveil his plan in las vegas tomorrow. now all we need are house republicans to come to the table and agree and compromise. the question is this. will those house republicans who have always pandered to their tea party base to tea party extremism and intolerance. once and for all stand up to the tea party and join republicans and democrats and the president in a solution to an immigration process that is broken and is dysfunctional. >> well, you know, we're asking that question of our viewers today. you know, when you mention the tea party and how much power it actually does still have in the house of representatives. in your mind, does it have power, because we don't hear much from those house members who are very supportive of the tea party. >> you know, we just had a vote an whether democrats and republicans and people of no party affiliation who saw their homes and businesses destroyed by super storm sandy, whether they should get federal assistance to rebuild their homes and their small businesses. and only a couple o
you've got the president of the united states who will unveil his plan in las vegas tomorrow. now all we need are house republicans to come to the table and agree and compromise. the question is this. will those house republicans who have always pandered to their tea party base to tea party extremism and intolerance. once and for all stand up to the tea party and join republicans and democrats and the president in a solution to an immigration process that is broken and is dysfunctional....
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states senate? >> reporter: that's exactly what new jersey republican senate candidate steve lonegan did. he's facing an uphill battle against a manuel known on the national stage. newark's mayor, cory booker. they paint the race as a national referendum under the president's policies, including obama care. >> when we go to washington october 17th, it's going to be barack obama obama, nancy pelosi and harry reid that are going to fold. >> cory booker, radical, liberal ex-extreme. >> thanks to the guess sift ad campaign, his lead dipped in august to 12 points. not surprising to some voters here. >> and i believe that there are a lot of people in this case that have conservative values but just don't know it. >> i'm a republican, but i think lonegan is a little too far to the right. >> he's very much a movement conservative. i think that makes his uphill battle that much steeper. >> lonegan is anti-abortion and anti-gay marriage. his and his campaigns views on mayor booker seem to be getting all the a
states senate? >> reporter: that's exactly what new jersey republican senate candidate steve lonegan did. he's facing an uphill battle against a manuel known on the national stage. newark's mayor, cory booker. they paint the race as a national referendum under the president's policies, including obama care. >> when we go to washington october 17th, it's going to be barack obama obama, nancy pelosi and harry reid that are going to fold. >> cory booker, radical, liberal...
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the purpose of the united states senate is to debate, to vote, let people know where we stand. >> you would encourage republicans not to filibuster. >> i not only encourage it, i don't understand it. what are we afraid of? >> rudy giuliani, republican peter king and the president surrounded by stunned newtown families wondered the same thing. >> i know that some of these proposals inspire more debate than others, but each of them have the support of the majority of the american people. all of them are common sense, all of them deserve a vote. >> if you're looking for an answer from the 14 filibuster loving republicans, they say it's simple. the second amendment trumps debate, compromise, even an up-or-down vote. talk back question for you today, should republicans allow a vote up or down on gun control? facebook.com/carolcnn. or tweet me @carolcnn. ] are youd waiting for your wrinkle cream to work? neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair has the fastest retinol formula. to visibly reduce fine lines and wrinkles in just one week. neutrogena®. and his new boss told him two things -- cook wha
the purpose of the united states senate is to debate, to vote, let people know where we stand. >> you would encourage republicans not to filibuster. >> i not only encourage it, i don't understand it. what are we afraid of? >> rudy giuliani, republican peter king and the president surrounded by stunned newtown families wondered the same thing. >> i know that some of these proposals inspire more debate than others, but each of them have the support of the majority of the...
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and i used to argue this in my last years in the united states senate. that we ought to cancel a few recesses. including the one that occurred right after the debt ceiling debacle in august of 2011. because we hardly had done any work during the course of that session. members of the house and the senate should be in session at least five days a week. for at least three weeks. and then have the ability to go home for a week to their constituency. i understand the importance of going home on weekends. but to ultimately only have, you know, 2 1/2 days or 3 days a week in session for the remainder of the year, given all the overarching issues that are affecting americans, and most especially in the aftermath of this devastating shutdown. because it has taken its toll on the average american. it's taken a toll on the american economy, on the ability to create jobs, the uncertainty that results. you know, it's interesting based on the report in the standard & poors that suggested 900,000 jobs ultimately will be lost as a result of all the uncertainty. i well
and i used to argue this in my last years in the united states senate. that we ought to cancel a few recesses. including the one that occurred right after the debt ceiling debacle in august of 2011. because we hardly had done any work during the course of that session. members of the house and the senate should be in session at least five days a week. for at least three weeks. and then have the ability to go home for a week to their constituency. i understand the importance of going home on...
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states senate. will president obama, the leader of the democratic party, call out his democratic leader in the senate? will he have a fight with his own leadership? is it that important to him? when push comes to shove, the congress says we can give you this, mr. president, not that, will he put the whole weight of the office behind it, do whatever he takes? that's a huge test when he has many priorities and he's thinking of what any second term president does of his legacy. >> endanger of the control of the senate. you have somebody up from gun states. >> let's go to our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. you're in the auditorium where the president spoke. the vice president spoke. the president signed those executive orders. is the president ready to do everything he possibly cannot just to get background checks, make them universal but also to deal with the assault weapons and the magazine clips? >> reporter: hi, wolf. the sense i've been getting from people who have come out of the
states senate. will president obama, the leader of the democratic party, call out his democratic leader in the senate? will he have a fight with his own leadership? is it that important to him? when push comes to shove, the congress says we can give you this, mr. president, not that, will he put the whole weight of the office behind it, do whatever he takes? that's a huge test when he has many priorities and he's thinking of what any second term president does of his legacy. >> endanger...
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. >> during the is it years i had the privilege of serving the people of nebraska in the united states senate i cast over 3,000 votes. hundreds of committee votes. i have also a given hundreds of interviews and speeches and written a book. so as you all know, i am on the record. i am on the record on many issues, but no one individual vote, no one individual quote, no one individual statement defines me. my beliefs, my record. my overall world view has never changed. that america has and must maintain the strongest military in the world, that we must lead in the international community to confront threats and challenges together. and take advantage of opportunities together. that we must use all our tools of american power to protect our citizens and our interests. >> i want to bring in dana bash from capitol hill along with fran townsend who's back with us here. dana, give us a sense of the mood and tone in the hearing so far. do we think he's doing well in terms of convincing critics that he's the guy for the job? >> he's certainly trying. but he definitely has critics on a whole hos
. >> during the is it years i had the privilege of serving the people of nebraska in the united states senate i cast over 3,000 votes. hundreds of committee votes. i have also a given hundreds of interviews and speeches and written a book. so as you all know, i am on the record. i am on the record on many issues, but no one individual vote, no one individual quote, no one individual statement defines me. my beliefs, my record. my overall world view has never changed. that america has and...
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states senate is the one who has to kind of fix things in the very end. you have two leaders who had similar career tracks and they have a relationship based on mistrust, but despite that, there is hope. we also heard it from one of their colleagues yesterday on the senate floor. let's hear what senator barbara boxer had to say. >> mitch mcconnell and harry reid have been around here a long time. they their ups and downs and sideways and everything else like everybody in their relationships here, but i think they know the moment of history is calling them, and i put my faith in that. and i hope i'm right. >> and there you have barbara boxer just yesterday talking about the relationship that isn't always been very strong between harry reid and mitch mcconnell, but this comes down to prag matism over ideology. i know our viewers hate that word, but that's what it takes to gel the deal s done in washington, d.c. >> so as they're hopefully working together, we saw them on the senate floor, both expressing optimism, both agreeing with one another, let me just
states senate is the one who has to kind of fix things in the very end. you have two leaders who had similar career tracks and they have a relationship based on mistrust, but despite that, there is hope. we also heard it from one of their colleagues yesterday on the senate floor. let's hear what senator barbara boxer had to say. >> mitch mcconnell and harry reid have been around here a long time. they their ups and downs and sideways and everything else like everybody in their...
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and including of course the one that he serves in the united states congress, the senate, the chaplain made a lot of news during the shutdown with his, with his sermons. that's why he was there. >> with his outspoken remarks, think he could say, he got a lot of publicity. marco rubio, himself a lawyer with a legal background. he understands these issues. marco rubio, a tea party favorite. ken cuccinelli a tea party favorite there are others, ted crust, mike lee. that are emerging. did they give you a sense of how this could play out in 2016? >> very interesting. very clearly wanting to make the point that he doesn't think that the results from last night's election -- >> virginia? >> virginia or new jersey, have much of an implication for 2016. and we're going to talk a lot more about that. "the situation room" later, especially ha he said about chris christie. very interesting. >> a little tease. >> a little teaser. new jersey is a different state from the rest of the country, wolf. very different. a blue state. maybe it won't translate into states like iowa. >> new jersey is a little
and including of course the one that he serves in the united states congress, the senate, the chaplain made a lot of news during the shutdown with his, with his sermons. that's why he was there. >> with his outspoken remarks, think he could say, he got a lot of publicity. marco rubio, himself a lawyer with a legal background. he understands these issues. marco rubio, a tea party favorite. ken cuccinelli a tea party favorite there are others, ted crust, mike lee. that are emerging. did...
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few months back when asked does the united states collect e-mails from average americans he said no and then he said not witting will. maybe he wasn't terribly truthful. mr. alex ander will get the first round of these questions but it won't be the last. >> it will be frustrating for the lawmakers that will hear i can't talk about that. it's classified. we heard from peert king talking to anderson cooper about this and anderson asked mr. journalist who published the leak information should be prosecuted and here is what he said. >> if they willing knew this was classified information action should be taken especially on something of this magnitude. i know the issue of leaks has been gone into but something on this magnitude there is an obligation moral and also legal against a reporter disclosing something which would so severely compromise national security. as a practical matter there have been in the past several years a number of reporters who have been prosecuted. the answer is yes. >> john, how is that playing out? >> reporter: that last part there, the answer is yes. it's chi
few months back when asked does the united states collect e-mails from average americans he said no and then he said not witting will. maybe he wasn't terribly truthful. mr. alex ander will get the first round of these questions but it won't be the last. >> it will be frustrating for the lawmakers that will hear i can't talk about that. it's classified. we heard from peert king talking to anderson cooper about this and anderson asked mr. journalist who published the leak information...
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he said the united states remains prepared to act if syria doesn't implement the agreement. he also said today's framework represents significant progress. that's the kind of word they're using toward protecting our national security and global stability. russia and syria sought two things in agreement a promise on our part not to use military force and an end to international support for the syrian opposition, this agreement includes neither, don. >> but no doubt in washington not everyone is thrilled with it, i'm just guessing. >> absolutely. very predictably there's a tough statement out from a couple of high profile senators john mccain and lindsay graham. they said without a u.n. security council resolution under chapter seven of the u.n. charter which threatens the use of force for noncompliance by the assad regime, this framework agreement is meaningless. assad will use the months and months afforded to him to delay and deceive the world using every trick in saddam hussein's playbook. so, that's going to be a common theme, because a lot of people are skeptical whether
he said the united states remains prepared to act if syria doesn't implement the agreement. he also said today's framework represents significant progress. that's the kind of word they're using toward protecting our national security and global stability. russia and syria sought two things in agreement a promise on our part not to use military force and an end to international support for the syrian opposition, this agreement includes neither, don. >> but no doubt in washington not...
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states courts. senator graham's proposal would an complete departure from that approach and i don't think there's any indication that's going to happen.that approach a there's any indication that's going to happen. >> and he's a naturalized u.s. citizen. only 19. but last september, he received his u.s. citizenship, he was arrested on u.s. soil. so for the obama administration to name him an enemy combat tantd, you're right, that would be a deviation from everything we've heard from eric holder, the attorney general, from the president on down. all right, we'll continue the conversation here on cnn. thanks very much. our senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin helping us better understand the complexities of the law. still to come, could this boston terror attack have been prevented? that's a huge, huge question that's under review right now, along with the fbi, should it have paid more attention to the warnings it received about the older brother? but i wondered what a i tcustomer thought? is great, hi
states courts. senator graham's proposal would an complete departure from that approach and i don't think there's any indication that's going to happen.that approach a there's any indication that's going to happen. >> and he's a naturalized u.s. citizen. only 19. but last september, he received his u.s. citizenship, he was arrested on u.s. soil. so for the obama administration to name him an enemy combat tantd, you're right, that would be a deviation from everything we've heard from eric...
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you have the president of the united states in a very candid fashion telling the nation, telling the world, for that matter, that he, too, has been racial profiled, particularly before he was a senator. so how is your dialogue, how has it changed now? your son is now 16 now. right? >> yes, yes, he is, and i actually just put him on a plane yesterday. he's on his way to vancouver with classmates, talking about sustainability in finding alternate energy. he's a very brainy kid, and with that being said, we had a very long discussion after the verdict about his safety and the things that he should do. my partner and i -- we talked about, for instance, the hoodies, and i said that i did not mind that he was wearing hoodies, and i don't care if he continues to wear hoodie, but we have to understand how some people are interpreting the way that he looks. the way that he dresses, carries himself. i said, i told him, straight up, i'm heartbroken by this, because i see you. i see all the things that you want to do, and the last thing i want to do as a parent is to show you a world with restri
you have the president of the united states in a very candid fashion telling the nation, telling the world, for that matter, that he, too, has been racial profiled, particularly before he was a senator. so how is your dialogue, how has it changed now? your son is now 16 now. right? >> yes, yes, he is, and i actually just put him on a plane yesterday. he's on his way to vancouver with classmates, talking about sustainability in finding alternate energy. he's a very brainy kid, and with...
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this president never passed a budget as president of the united states, including when he had republicans in charge of the house and senate. the reason we are having problems with the debt ceiling now -- >> democrats -- >> let me finish. it because barack obama -- >> i'm helping you, actually. >> -- a secure government under his leadership with the -- the second issue is this. let me finish. the second issue is this. barack obama had the debt go up under his time in office more than all other presidents combined, including all those under reagan. more debt added to -- >> do you understand why that happened? >> that's a fact. >> you don't understand why that happened? oh, my god! >> of course you do. oh the worst financial economic crisis since the great depression happened before barack obama. >> you can't blame everything on that, sir. >> i agree with you. listen, the president -- >> you are. >> six years now, he has to take responsibility for the economy and help get us out. >> you just said he is not. >> it is not all of his fault. you can't just make a blanket statement like that. lis
this president never passed a budget as president of the united states, including when he had republicans in charge of the house and senate. the reason we are having problems with the debt ceiling now -- >> democrats -- >> let me finish. it because barack obama -- >> i'm helping you, actually. >> -- a secure government under his leadership with the -- the second issue is this. let me finish. the second issue is this. barack obama had the debt go up under his time in...
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for me to be able to bring a tree from the united states that will find a home in that garden, i think, is symbolic of not only of friendship between our two nations, but between the two of us personally. you know, mr. president, you once remarked that a prime minister's job is to rule, a president's job is to charm. well, as with all our visits together, i have once again succumbed to your charms and i'm grateful to your hospitality. it is wonrful to be back in jerusalem, this eternal city, and i'm pleased to begin my visit with a son of israel, whose devoted his life to keeping israel strong and sustaining the bonds between our two nations. you know, president peres knows that this is a work of generations. just as he joined the struggle for israeli independence in his early 20s, he's always looking ahead, connecting with young people, and i'm especially grateful for the time that he allowed me to share with those extraordinary israeli boys and girls. their dreams are much the same as children everywhere. in another sense, though, their lives reflect the difficult realities that isra
for me to be able to bring a tree from the united states that will find a home in that garden, i think, is symbolic of not only of friendship between our two nations, but between the two of us personally. you know, mr. president, you once remarked that a prime minister's job is to rule, a president's job is to charm. well, as with all our visits together, i have once again succumbed to your charms and i'm grateful to your hospitality. it is wonrful to be back in jerusalem, this eternal city,...
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do you sell emly swear to support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic and bear truth faith and allegiance and take this obligation freely without mental reservation or purpose of evasion and you will faithfully discharge the duties on which you are about to enter so help you god? >> i do. >> congratulations, senator. hope you enjoy. >> look closely at the picture. you are seeing familiar faces because along with the new senators, members were also taking the oath as they begin their term. several hours later, once the speaker was elected, new house members were sworn in. >> according to precedent, the chair will swear in the members en masse so all members-elect will rise and the chair will administer the oath of office. if all members-elect will raise their right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm to support the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic and bear truth faith and take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that you will well and faithfully d
do you sell emly swear to support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic and bear truth faith and allegiance and take this obligation freely without mental reservation or purpose of evasion and you will faithfully discharge the duties on which you are about to enter so help you god? >> i do. >> congratulations, senator. hope you enjoy. >> look closely at the picture. you are seeing familiar faces because along with the new...
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it's a serious thing. >> senator, like you said, russia and the united states are negotiating in geneva right now and the military option is very much on the table from the united states' point of view. russia, of course, wants the united states to take that option away. so in light of putin's op-ed today, should the united states go along with mr. putin? >> no. i never liked putin and obama never liked him until last tuesday. i think that's not the strategy we should be using coming from russia. >> so you think the military option should remain on the table while these -- >> no. i'm saying i've opposed the military option. i was the first one that came out opposed to that military option. i'm just saying that if we think that we're going to be able to have -- maintain our credibility in that part of the world by being bailed out, it's not going to work. besides, i don't trust those guys and i don't think anyone who's really been watching russia and syria what they have been doing should have a great faith and trust in them. >> so if vladimir putin is writing op-eds in "the new york tim
it's a serious thing. >> senator, like you said, russia and the united states are negotiating in geneva right now and the military option is very much on the table from the united states' point of view. russia, of course, wants the united states to take that option away. so in light of putin's op-ed today, should the united states go along with mr. putin? >> no. i never liked putin and obama never liked him until last tuesday. i think that's not the strategy we should be using...
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nick paton walsh is up at the united nations. we'll check with him later to see what's going on. clearly diplomatic movement in advance of tomorrow's major meeting between the secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. though the senate vote is clearly delayed the president will still need an answer an at some point down the road. does he get the go-ahead from congress just in case if the new diplomatic case russia initiated does not pan out? oo. >> even a limited strike will send a message to assad that no other nation can deliver. i don't think we should remove another dictator with force. we learned from iraq that doing so makes us responsible for all that comes next. but a targeted strike can make assad or any other dictator think twice before using chemical weapons. >> the indiana republican senator can coats was on the fence at least till yesterday. shortly after meeting with the president on capitol hill, he came against any authorization of u.s. military strikes in syria. he's joining us right now. thanks very much for joining us. >> thank y
nick paton walsh is up at the united nations. we'll check with him later to see what's going on. clearly diplomatic movement in advance of tomorrow's major meeting between the secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. though the senate vote is clearly delayed the president will still need an answer an at some point down the road. does he get the go-ahead from congress just in case if the new diplomatic case russia initiated does not pan out? oo. >> even a...
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. >> i guess the question is, senator, if he's such a monster, such a threat to the united states, the region, his own people, the world. why just do it in a limited way. why not do it in a major way? >> well, we don't want american boots on the ground. we don't want to have to get involved in another war. but this is behavior so egregious that someone has to stand up to it. and i believe that -- i'll even go further, that within the course of three weeks from the president's speech, if there is not serious movement verified that he is allowing the inspections and the eventual dismantling of those weapons, that the president ought to be able to strike without a resolution having been passed by the congress. >> senator nelson, thanks very much for joining us. >> thanks, wolf. >> senator bill nelson of florida. >>> still ahead, the first lady wants americans to drink up. one of the health claims she's making about water is being shot out. we'll explain the debate right after the break. ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good aroun
. >> i guess the question is, senator, if he's such a monster, such a threat to the united states, the region, his own people, the world. why just do it in a limited way. why not do it in a major way? >> well, we don't want american boots on the ground. we don't want to have to get involved in another war. but this is behavior so egregious that someone has to stand up to it. and i believe that -- i'll even go further, that within the course of three weeks from the president's...
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and if diplomacy fails, the united states and the international community must remain prepared to act. >> reporter: now, back when that enforcement issue, senator bob corker, a key republican on the foreign relations committee, is saying absent the threat of force, it's unclear to him how syrian compliance will be possible. he goes on to say, i'm concerned that these negotiations not be used as an opportunity to retreat from our broader national interests, but rather to reinforce them, including support for moderate opposition forces, and most importantly, reassuring our allies of u.s. resolve to counter threats from iran and other rogue nations. the administration's handling of this crisis, as you know, has hurt u.s. credibility, so it's vital going forward the president articulate how his actions protect our national interests in syria and the region. we haven't heard from other skeptics in congress, including senator john mccain, who've been pressing the president to do more, especially to help the rebels side in syria, but this would seem, fredricka, to decrease some of the politi
and if diplomacy fails, the united states and the international community must remain prepared to act. >> reporter: now, back when that enforcement issue, senator bob corker, a key republican on the foreign relations committee, is saying absent the threat of force, it's unclear to him how syrian compliance will be possible. he goes on to say, i'm concerned that these negotiations not be used as an opportunity to retreat from our broader national interests, but rather to reinforce them,...
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now two more -- two more united states senators have said that they will join the filibuster, and they have the support of their constituents in their states. >> although -- although, mark kelly would disagree with you and the senators that amy's talking about, ted cruz, rand paul, and mike lee -- let's listen to the husband of gabby giffords about the filibuster. >> it certainly is doable. and to the senators that are planning on filibustering the bill, they should recognize that, for instance, like senator rubio in florida, 94% of his constituents support a universal background check in kentucky. where rand paul is a senator, it's over 80%. so, you know, i think when -- when members of congress don't listen to the -- their constituents, ultimately there are consequences for that. >> so john, if what mark says is true, when are they going to filibuster? >> i think it's -- there's a good reaction to rand paul's i think heroic filibuster to drones earlier. there's a huge risk of backlash for the reason mark kelly said. this is something, universe ag breaks is something 89% of -- backgro
now two more -- two more united states senators have said that they will join the filibuster, and they have the support of their constituents in their states. >> although -- although, mark kelly would disagree with you and the senators that amy's talking about, ted cruz, rand paul, and mike lee -- let's listen to the husband of gabby giffords about the filibuster. >> it certainly is doable. and to the senators that are planning on filibustering the bill, they should recognize that,...